32 months

To the two year-old:

I give up.

I give up trying to put your shoes on.
I give up helping you into your carseat.
I give up reason, rationality, and logic.

I give up hope that you'll nap today.
I give up my own agenda.
I give up pride.
I give up protecting myself from vulnerability.
I give up judgment.

I give up certain.
I give up easy.
I give up quiet.
I give up clean.

I give up the old ways.

I give up my hurt.
I give up my heart.

I give up.
I give up.
I give.